Cliff Notes – Andrew Garfield confesses to pooing himself after taking drugs at Glastonbury
- Andrew Garfield shared a humorous anecdote about a drug-related mishap at Glastonbury in the early 2000s, where he struggled to reach a toilet in time.
- During a Q&A session, he reflected on the experience as one of the best nights of his life, despite the embarrassing incident.
Andrew Garfield confesses to pooing himself after taking drugs at Glastonbury
Should you need a reminder of why you really shouldn’t do drugs, Andrew Garfield has a story to share.
The actor has revealed that the side effects of drug-taking in the early 2000s were pretty grim as he immersed himself in festival culture at Glastonbury.
Andrew, 41, is no stranger to Glasto but typically opts to keep a low profile around Worthy Farm.
And he’ll be thanking his lucky stars that no one captured him in the early Noughties when he ‘s**t himself’ amid a drug-fuelled festival experience.
Speaking today at a Glastonbury Q&A, the Spider-Man star confessed sarcastically: ‘I genuinely didn’t think I was gonna make it to the beautiful porta-potty that was 400metres away.’
As the crowd laughed, he declared that he had no regrets.
‘But, it still remains one of the best nights of my life, weirdly. Really, really weird.’
This isn’t the first time Andrew has spoken about drug use.
In 2012, he revealed that he ate pot brownies before going to Disneyland for his birthday with ex girlfriend Emma Stone.
‘I really recommend it!’, he quipped at the time.
The British star then explained in 2017: ‘” Drugs,” the word, has such a stigma.
‘I can only really take substances if it’s a ritual. I mean, weed, I can smoke because it’s just nice. But with hallucinogens, I have to do it in a very conscious way in a place where I feel free and safe and can have a freak-out if I want to. I want to be able to express my insights.’
He also compared being high to a feeling he gets from acting: ‘That’s what makes it so beguiling and so addictive. You get to be bigger than what you are. You get to hold more than you do. You get this divine dissatisfaction.’
Elsewhere in the Glasto Q&A, Andrew got political as he reflected on the ‘human suffering’ we are currently witnessing around the world.
‘We are being ruled by soulless oligarchs who do not give a f**k about us,’ he declared, evoking cheers from the audience.
‘I know that’s a little glib and that’s a little, kind of, general … but I feel that myself and my artist friends are asking that question right now: what is the role of creative people right now? Is it to bury our heads in the sand and just make things that are pleasurable and entertaining? To be honest, I feel very drawn to watching escapism stuff right now because the world is so horrific.’
‘But I think we’re all having that same conversation of, how are we supposed to respond to a world that is not only forever changing but changing for more darkness, more division, more pitting us against each other, so that is the question: how do we spend this precious time?’, Andrew asked.
He proceeded to reflect on the ‘ripples’ that art has on the world, stating that he and fellow Glasto attendees will leave as the ‘best version’ of themselves.
‘We’re gonna go home more patient, more generous, more loving; we’re gonna be tired… but we’re gonna have access to the better parts of ourselves, coming back into our communities, into our homes, to our families, so I think it’s our duty as awake, conscious, caring, offended people, who are having our souls being offended by the times we’re in, to make sure we’re trying to tilt the land to make the world ever so slightly better, even if it feels hopeless… that is the question, but I don’t know how we do that.’
This year at Glastonbury, The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo, and Neil Young will headline. However, the BBC has announced that the latter’s set will not be broadcast live.
The 79-year-old has requested as such, with the Beeb stating earlier today: ‘At the artist’s request, we won’t be live streaming Neil Young’s set. Our plans, including those for our TV highlights shows and on-demand coverage, continue to be finalised right up to and during the festival.’
Meanwhile, Sir Rod Stewart will play in the coveted Legends Slot.
Sir Michael Eavis, 89, and his daughter, organiser Emily Eavis, opened the gates to the festival on Wednesday morning as thousands of festivalgoers flocked inside.
While the annual five-day arts and music extravaganza is set to bring plenty of expected stellar performances, rumours continue to swirl around surprise cameos.
So far, Lewis Capaldi has seemingly been confirmed for a secret set on the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, while Haim and Pulp are also thought to be showing up.